coal mine

a mine or pit from which coal is obtained.

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First recorded in 1605–15

coal miner, nouncoal mining, noun

He had also leased a coal-mine in the west of the State, the profits from which had been enormous.
Royal Highness|Thomas Mann
"If I find a coal-mine, you shall help cart the coal," Peter condescended to promise.
The Railway Children|E. Nesbit
He had been down a coal-mine in the bad hour which follows an explosion.
The Herapath Property|J. S. Fletcher
It may be that there is only one coal-mine in a country, and that an individual has got possession of it.
Harmonies of Political Economy|Frdric Bastiat

It rewakened his love of adventure, which digging in a coal-mine had subdued in him.
King Coal|Upton Sinclair